Alex Doyle has just married a woman named Courtney, whose eleven-year-old brother are driving with them from Philidelphia to California. Courtney is waiting for them there to start a new life in their new house. But a twisted madman named George Leland has followed them on their cross-country journey, and he's brought a gun, and has found an ax.
Leland knows who they are, which roads they will take, which places they will stop along the way, and where their destination is. He wants to kill them. | ||
Plot & Themes Tone of story - scarey (primal ax-wielding fear) Time/era of story: Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Horror Story? Yes Horror plotlets - the mad stabber chased me! descript. of violence and chases - 50 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 10 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - jealousy How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting United States Yes The US: - Northeast - Midwest - California Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Unusual forms of death - blunt clubbing (like seals) Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog |